Employer
Kuwait University
Job Title
Assistant professor
Home Town
Kuwait city, Kuwait
Research Topic
Trust reciprocity over egovernment
Research Supervisor(s)Izak Benbasat, Andrew Burton-Jones, Sandra Robinson, Anthony Boardman
UBC Degree Conferred in
2010
What are your main responsibilities or activities in your current position?
Teaching, research, and administrative tasks (e.g. scheduling)
How does your current work relate to your graduate degree?
Analytical, communication and social skills learned during PhD program are helping me greatly at my current work.
What do you like and what do you find challenging about your current position?
What I like the most about my current position is it keeps throwing new challenges in your face everyday.
What motivated you to pursue graduate work at UBC?
UBC's reputation.
What did you enjoy the most about your time as a graduate student at UBC?
The faculty members and students at UBC.
How did the graduate degree at UBC help you achieve your career and/or personal development goals?:
What key things did you do, or what attitudes or approaches did you have, that contributed to your success?
Determination
What is your best piece of advice for current graduate students preparing for their future careers?
Hang in there. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.